There are no British players in Wimbledon action in the singles on day three of the Championships after Monday’s wipeout, but Dan Evans begins his final tournament before retirement alongside former junior champion Henry Searle in the men’s doubles.
Evans, 36, was controversially not awarded a singles wildcard into Wimbledon despite a career that featured a Davis Cup title in 2015, a Washington Open title in 2023, a career-high ranking of 23 and a memorable doubles partnership with Andy Murray at the 2024 Olympics.
Evans, who lost in the second round of Wimbledon qualifying, has also been denied the chance to wave farewell to the sport in front of a show-court, with his doubles opener against ninth seeds Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger Vasselin scheduled on Court 15.
Later, Novak Djokovic battles Stefanos Tsitsipas as defending champion Jannik Sinner and world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka also return to action. There’s also an eye-catching contests between two French Open winners, current champion Mirra Andreeva and Barbora Krejcikova, who is also a former Wimbledon champion.
Last night, Serena Williams said she “relished and enjoyed” her return to Centre Court as the 23-time grand slam champion played her first singles match in four years. Williams went down fighting as she was beaten by Maya Joint in a thrilling three-set battle.
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Dan Evans announces retirement after Wimbledon
Dan Evans announced he would be retiring following this summer’s Wimbledon, at the age of 36.
A former world No 21, Evans is best known for his exploits representing Great Britain at the Davis Cup, where he was part of the winning team in 2015. He also memorably teamed up with Andy Murray in the men’s doubles at the Paris Olympics in 2024, reaching the quarter-finals in the Scot’s final professional tournament.
Evans won two ATP Tour titles, his biggest the ATP 500 in Washington in 2023, and the ATP 250 Murray River Open in 2021, when he beat Felix Auger-Aliassime to lift the trophy.
Serena Williams avoids $50,000 fine after breaking Wimbledon rule
Serena Williams will not receive a fine after she did not attend post-match media opportunities following her first-round defeat to Maya Joint at Wimbledon.
The 2026 Grand Slam rule book, adhered to by Wimbledon as well as the other three majors, states that “both winning and losing players or teams will be required to attend post-match media opportunities following the conclusion of each match”.
The rule book says the media opportunities “enable players to put across their opinions on their performance and provide valuable exposure to the media and fans” and “help drive engagement with the sport”. Violation of the rule can lead to a fine of up to $50,000.
But the All England Club were satisfied that Williams provided a quote and saw no reason to penalise the 23-time grand slam champion. The rule book also states that players can skip media on “reasonable grounds”.
Williams, who was watched by both of her young daughters on Centre Court, played for two hours and 22 minutes on her first match in four years and did not finish the match until around 10pm local time.
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Katie Swan, Arthur Fery, Jacob Fearnley and Jan Choinski won on Tuesday to reach the second round after a Monday wipeout in the singles
The moment Centre Court rises for Serena Williams
Just stepping onto Centre Court, Serena Williams became the second-oldest player to appear in a Wimbledon main draw match and oldest since a 47-year-old Martina Navratilova in 2004.
Williams said she had “no expectations” ahead of her return, but predicted nerves. I wonder if she got what she was looking for? And when will we see her play singles again?
Serena Williams’ children react as she makes Wimbledon comeback
Serena Williams’ children watched on in the Wimbledon crowd as she made her return to grand slam tennis with a first-round match against Maya Joint on Centre Court.
The 23-time grand slam singles champion, 44, has returned to the All England Club for the first time in four years.
Williams has not played singles since her third-round loss to Ajla Tomljanovic at the US Open in 2022. She has avoided using the word “retirement,” instead saying she was “evolving away” from tennis.
Her daughters Olympia, 8, and Adira, 2, watched on with their father, Alexis Ohanian, as Williams took on Joint.
Wimbledon 2026 men’s and women’s seeds list and tracker
Wimbledon is underway and the upsets have already begun, with men’s fourth seed and title contender Ben Shelton the first top name to fall.
The American lost in a match tiebreak after a thrilling five-setter against Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen on Tuesday in the biggest upset of the tournament so far, while eighth seed Elina Svitolina lost in four sets to become the first women’s top-10 seed to make a premature exit.
Matteo Berrettini claims first win at Wimbledon since 2024
Emotional scenes too for former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini. After his injury nightmare at Roland Garros, where he retired from his quarter-final, he is determined to show his form this season on the grass-courts where he can be so dangerous.
He said of the retiring Stan Wawrinka: “He’s a legend. He showed it today. Unbelievable player. Unbelievable competitor.”
Wimbledon waves goodbye to Stan Wawrinka
Wimbledon tonight waved farewell to Stan Wawrinka, the three-time grand slam champion who will be retiring at the end of the season. In his final match, he was beaten by Matteo Berrettini, the former Wimbledon runner-up, in an epic duel on Court No 1. 6-7(9) 7-6(16) 7-6(7) 7-6(5)!
“I don’t want to retire but I know it’s time for me to stop,” Wawrinka said. “One of the reasons I kept playing for so long was to enjoy these moments like tonight. So much emotion.
“I’m so grateful to have this opportunity. To have received a wildcard.. to have the chance to play one last time in Wimbledon. It’s such a special tournament. As a kid you always dream about maybe being here one day. I had a chance to play it so many times. With that kind of support, it means so much to me. Thank you so much for all those years.”
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Maya Joint: ‘I don’t know what just happened – she’s a legend’
“I didn’t get much sleep last night, I was up until 2am just thinking about it. Walking out, I forgot the warm up, I don’t know what happened. My legs weren’t moving. I really don’t know how I got a pretty good start in the match.
“She has so much aura, she is such a legend. This court has had so many huge names that have played in it. I have been dreaming about this since I was a little kid so this is pretty crazy.
“Trying to come out on court and play a match against her. The start was nerve-wracking. Trying to finish out the match as well, I think she definitely lifted her level. She played some great tennis there.”
